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What data is expected?

National government budget at a high level (e.g. spending by sector, department etc). This category is about budgets which are government plans for expenditure (not actual expenditure in the past).

What data is available

•   Does the data exist? Yes
•   Is data in digital form? Yes
•   Publicly available? Yes(as Documents - National Budget - 2014 (Estimates of National Expenditure - published in PDF and Excel format with accompanying information / speeches, key documents) published by National Treasury of South Africa)
•   Is the data available for free? Yes
•   Is the data available online? Yes (Here)
•   Is the data machine readable? Yes (XLS)
•   Available in bulk? Yes
•   Openly licensed? No (No URL given)
•   Is the data provided on a timely and up to date basis? Yes

Details

Government budgets are standardised across government departments allowing for easy comparisons. historic budgets are also available, 2013 and 14 seem the most comprehensive datasets. Planned expenditure data is available in PDF and XLS. The data is copyright under the National Treasury.